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Mystery discovered in ancient ruins.

1600yo mystery found in ancient ruins

It stands pristine amid the ruins of an ancient temple lost to time, and it turns out that this pillar has been holding a closely guarded secret.

Whitsunday hinterland pelican spiders were discovered in Conway National Park. Picture: G. Anderson and M. Rix

Creepy new ‘assassin’ spider discovered

A new species of spider with spear-like legs has been discovered in Queensland, and it has a rather odd surprise.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.NewsWire Photos. May 12, 2024.Participants take to the streets at the 2024 MotherÃs Day Classic - AustraliaÃs biggest fun run and walk for breast and ovarian cancer. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Pink rules in epic Mother’s Day fun run

A rainy day in Sydney couldn’t stop thousands from turning out for the country’s biggest charity fun-run with one special colour the key theme of the day.

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Dozens of pet owners and their dogs stormed NSW parliament calling for pets to be allowed on trains, metros and domestic flights. Picture: NewsWire

Wild push to overturn dog ban on trains

Dozens of pet owners and their dogs stormed NSW parliament calling for animals to be allowed on trains, metros and domestic flights.

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Pregnant great white shark washed up on beach

Pregnant great white shark washed up on beach

A pregnant great white shark washed ashore on Florida’s Navarre Beach.

University of Tasmania's Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies have placed rings in the waters off Tinderbox, which have lines underneath them to grow giant kelp. The giant kelp are sucking nutrients from salmon farming. IMAS marine ecology Professor Craig Johnson.

Salmon farming potential solution to fuelling giant kelp forests

Giant kelp sucking up the nutrients of fish farming could be the solution to restoring forests, with early research results revealing 10 times the growth rate.

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Heartbroken koala mourns female friend

Heartbreaking footage shows the moment a grieving koala mourns the death of his female companion in the Adelaide Hills.

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TOPSHOT - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars into orbit from the Kennedy Space Center on the Intuitive Machines' Nova-C moon lander mission, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 15, 2024. The IM-1 mission is part of NASAâs Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to understand more about the Moonâs surface ahead of the coming Artemis missions. Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander would be the first US spacecraft to land on the moon in over 50 years. It is expected to land near the south pole of the moon on February 22. (Photo by Gregg Newton / AFP)

Private spacecraft lands on the Moon

The first US-made spacecraft to touch down on the moon in five decades has arrived – but not without moments of high drama.

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Melbourne invaded by horde of crickets

Melbourne invaded by horde of crickets

A town in Melbourne has been overrun by a huge amount of crickets, leaving residents puzzled.

Baby elephants beat the heat at Melbourne Zoo

Baby elephants beat the heat at Melbourne Zoo

Adorable baby elephants were seen taking a dip in their pool to cool off during a scorching hot day at Melbourne Zoo.

An ultrasound confirmed Charlotte's shock pregnancy. Picture: Acquarium & Shark Lab / Facebook

Stingray ultrasound sparks insane theory

An ultrasound of a stingray has sparked frenzied speculation about how the ‘virgin’ fish became impregnated. The truth will blow your mind.

It will be illegal to fish the blue groper in NSW after a series of killings left resident groups outraged. Picture: Facebook

New rule after shocking groper killings

Laws protecting the beloved fish, described by some as the “labradors of the sea,” will be strengthened after a spate of shock killings.

American staffordshire terrier or amstaff or stafford. Portrait of a dog lying on the grass.

Shock detail in baby boy’s death by family dog

A family dog that fatally attacked a five-week-old baby boy had attacked the neighbour’s dog just weeks earlier, an inquest into his death has heard.

American staffordshire terrier or amstaff or stafford. Portrait of a dog lying on the grass.

Shock detail in baby boy’s death by family dog

A family dog that fatally attacked a five-week-old baby boy had attacked the neighbour’s dog just weeks earlier, an inquest into his death has heard.

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